Factbox: Coronavirus hits trade fairs, conferences
Over two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in China and overseas have been postponed or hit by travel curbs and concerns about the spread of a coronavirus, potentially disrupting billions of dollars worth of deals.
Flights axed and floods feared as Storm Ciara clobbers Europe
Storm Ciara lashed Britain and northern continental Europe with heavy rain and wind speeds that reached more than 90 miles an hour (145 kph) in places on Sunday, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights, train services and sports matches.
Amazon withdraws from Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress tech conference over coronavirus: El Mundo
Amazon (AMZN.O) withdrew on Sunday from attending an international telecoms conference in Barcelona later this month because of the new coronavirus.
Storm Ciara disrupts more than 200 flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol
Around 240 flights to and from Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, one of Europe’s busiest, were canceled on Sunday as a powerful storm blew in off the Atlantic Ocean with wind gusts of up to 120 km per hour (74 mph).
Insider attack in Afghanistan kills two U.S. soldiers and Afghan serviceman
Two U.S. soldiers and an Afghan soldier were killed when an individual in an Afghan uniform opened fire on them with a machine gun in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military and two senior Afghan officials said on Sunday.
Irish PM Varadkar says coalition with Sinn Fein is not an option
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Sunday a coalition between his center-right Fine Gael party and left-wing nationalists Sinn Fein is not an option as the parties’ policies are “not compatible”.
Brazilians evacuated from China amid coronavirus land in Brazil
The 34 Brazilians evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, landed in Brazil on Sunday, where they will begin 18 days of quarantine.
What we know about the mass shooter in Thailand
At least 29 people were killed and dozens were wounded in an 18-hour shooting spree in northeastern Thailand that ended in an overnight standoff at a busy shopping mall.
‘Death with dignity’: Peruvian woman sues to end her life
After spending months in a hospital’s intensive care unit four years ago to treat her incurable and debilitating illness, Ana Estrada decided that at some point she would want to die before it got worse.
Suicide bomber attacks Algerian barracks, killing a soldier: defense ministry
A suicide bomber attacked a military barracks in southern Algeria on Sunday morning, killing a soldier, the defense ministry said.
